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Monthly Archives: July 2023
How an English Exile Ended Up at the Court of Genghis Khan’s Grandson
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-an-english-exile-ended-up-at-the-court-of-genghis-khans-grandson-180982598/ • An English exile in his 20s finds himself in the Mongol Empire, serving as a translator for Genghis Khan’s grandson, Batu Khan, during the invasion of Hungary in 1241 and 1242.• The Englishman’s exploits reach his homeland via … Continue reading
A million women went missing across India from 2019 to 2021: Data
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/women-missing-in-india-ncrb-data-government-maharashtra-madhya-pradesh-101690431904692.html • Over a million women went missing in India from 2019 to 2021, with Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra reporting the highest numbers.• Madhya Pradesh witnessed an alarming increase in missing women, while Maharashtra saw a declining trend.• West Bengal … Continue reading
Legendary Queen Guitarist to Co-Author Asteroid Atlas
https://gizmodo.com/queen-guitarist-brian-may-asteroid-atlas-bennu-1850670610 • Queen guitarist Brian May collaborates with a planetary scientist to co-author a 3D atlas of the near-Earth asteroid Bennu.• May’s involvement in the project is tied to his participation in NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission, which collected samples from Bennu.• … Continue reading
Do clouds float?
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/why-do-clouds-float • Clouds appear to float in mid-air due to an illusion caused by the slow descent of water droplets and the counteracting force of updrafts of rising air.• Cloud formation is the result of vertical motion and air mixing … Continue reading
Google Secretly Showing Newspapers an AI-Powered News Generator
https://futurism.com/google-showing-newspapers-ai-news-generator • Google secretly shows major newspapers an AI-powered news generator called Genesis.• Genesis can generate news content by digesting public information, raising concerns about AI-generated content flooding the internet.• Google is stridently denying that the tool is meant to … Continue reading
Indian Ocean gravity hole was caused by extinct ancient sea
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/rivers-oceans/indian-ocean-gravity-hole-was-caused-by-extinct-ancient-sea-scientists-say • Scientists have identified the cause of a gravity hole in the Indian Ocean, attributing it to low-density magma pushed into the ocean by sinking slabs of an ancient sea.• The gravity hole, known as the Indian Ocean geoid … Continue reading
8 wild stories about J. Robert Oppenheimer
https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/8-wild-stories-about-j-robert-oppenheimer-the-father-of-the-atomic-bomb • J. Robert Oppenheimer made significant contributions to astrophysics, including predicting the existence of black holes.• Oppenheimer disagreed with Einstein during the McCarthy Red Scare, choosing to stay and fight against the revocation of his security clearance.• While studying … Continue reading
New research puts age of universe at 26.7 billion years, nearly twice as old as previously believed
https://phys.org/news/2023-07-age-universe-billion-years-previously.html • New research challenges current cosmological model, suggesting the universe is 26.7 billion years old, not 13.7 billion as previously estimated.• Scientists propose incorporating Zwicky’s tired light theory and evolving coupling constants to explain the advanced state and small … Continue reading
3D Printed Robot 